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Drunken drug driver jailed for entirely avoidable death of six year old

A drink-driver who killed a six-year-old girl after also taking cocaine has been jailed for six years and two months. Staffordshire Police said John Stephen Owen was also handed an eight-year driving ban after pleading guilty at a previous hearing to causing the death of Sharlotte Naglis by dangerous driving. Sharlotte was pronounced dead at the scene after being hit by Owen’s Skoda Fabia as she walked on the pavement in Endon Road, Norton, north Staffordshire, in June last year. […]

October 4, 2022 23

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Boy 14 arrested on suspicion of murder after teenager dies in Gateshead

A 14-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murdering another 14-year-old boy who died after being attacked in Gateshead. Northumbria Police found the teenage boy with injuries “consistent with having been caused by a bladed article” in the Aycliffe Crescent area of the Springwell Estate at just after 8pm on Monday. A murder investigation was launched after he died in hospital in the early hours of Tuesday, and a 14-year-old boy was arrested and held in custody. A 13-year-old […]

October 4, 2022 35

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Kwarteng shrugs off little turbulence after U turn over tax cut for rich

The Chancellor's announcement came hours before he addressed the Conservative Party Conference Kwasi Kwarteng has sought to shrug off the chaos that triggered his astonishing U-turn on income tax cuts for the highest earners as a “little turbulence” as he battled to regain authority. The Chancellor remarked it had been a “tough” day as he told Conservative members in his set-piece conference speech on Monday to “focus on the task in hand”. Downing Street was forced to reassure that Liz […]

October 3, 2022 25

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Government announces plan to replace GDPR with British data protection system

Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan says the “bureaucratic nature” of EU GDPR “is still limiting the potential of our businesses” The Government “will be replacing GDPR (general data protection regulation) with our own business and consumer friendly British data protection system,” Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan has announced. Making her speech at the ICC in Birmingham, she said the “bureaucratic nature” of EU GDPR “is still limiting the potential of our businesses”. She added: “That is why today, conference, I am announcing […]

October 3, 2022 35

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Dunfermlines new city status gladdens heart of King Charles III

The new King has offered his “warmest congratulations” to Scotland’s newest city as he said conferring the honour on Dunfermline in Fife would “gladden my dear mother’s heart”. King Charles III spoke as he formally conferred city status on the former town which was one of eight communities awarded the honour as part of the late Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. The ceremony was the first undertaken by the King and Queen Consort after the official period of royal mourning for […]

October 3, 2022 29

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Bruno Lage has been sacked as Wolves head coach

They currently sit 18th in the Premier League table with one win this season Wolves have sacked head coach Bruno Lage. Lage guided Wolves to a 10th-placed finish last season, but they have won only once this term and Saturday’s 2-0 defeat at West Ham dropped them into the bottom three of the Premier League. Wolves chairman Jeff Shi said on the club website: “Bruno is an excellent coach, a hardworking and dedicated manager, and a warm, wise and honest […]

October 2, 2022 33

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UKs monkeypox situation very positive as cases continue to fall says expert

The monkeypox situation in the UK is looking “very positive” as cases continue to fall, according to one of the country’s top infectious disease experts. Professor Neil Ferguson said vaccination and behavioural changes were likely responsible for falling infections. He told the BBC: “We’re not completely sure of exactly why. Vaccination started to be rolled out so that probably had some effect – but it doesn’t explain it all. “The most likely hypothesis is that there was quite a big […]

October 2, 2022 32

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Smiling Charles William Camilla and Catherine captured in new image

A new family portrait has been released by Buckingham Palace, taken the day before the Queen’s funeral A smiling family portrait of the King, his son who is the first in line to the throne and their wives has been released by Buckingham Palace. The image of King Charles III and his Queen Consort, standing alongside the Prince and Princess of Wales, was taken at Buckingham Palace on September 18, just 10 days after Queen Elizabeth II’s death. The senior […]

October 1, 2022 31

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The King welcomes leader of St Vincent and the Grenadines to Balmoral

There was a warm smile for a familiar face as the King carried out one of his first official audiences as monarch since royal mourning ended. He greeted Ralph Gonsalves, the Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, with a friendly handshake and a pat on the wrist as they met at Balmoral in Scotland. Mr Gonsalves’ wife, Eloise, also attended the event and posed for a picture with the monarch alongside her husband. The King and his Queen […]

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